Synonyms

understandable

American

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /

adjective

capable of being understood; understood; comprehensible.

Other Word Forms

nonunderstandable adjective
understandability noun
understandably adverb
ununderstandable adjective

Etymology

Origin of understandable

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: originally, “capable of understanding”; understand + -able

Example Sentences

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“Those kinds of risks Google just took way more seriously than any place I’ve worked, and for understandable reasons,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've reached out to him but not managed to make contact yet, which is understandable. He's obviously got a lot on in his mind and I've been really busy," Fletcher said.

From BBC

The platform has a cable-free design, so a bit of panic was understandable.

From Barron's

Yet it is understandable that there was no declaration of war: Congress is hardly able to keep its stock trades quiet, let alone state secrets.

From Barron's

Many therapists arrived at this posture for understandable reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal

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